Reprint CalMatters, CalMatters NetworkApril 17, 2024 cover photo: Mineral: Chromite, public domain By Rachel Becker In an effort to protect more than 5 million Californians from a cancer-causing contaminant, state regulators today set a new standard that is expected to increase the cost of water for many people throughout the […]
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CARS, SURFBOARDS, AND GIRLS – MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER.
WHY WE LIVE HERE – PART FIVE Once again thanks to the Red Scarf Society, bless their hearts, for bringing to Siskiyou County another great musical experience Tuesday night: a Beach Boys tribute band called Sail On. They were wonderful, especially for a geezer like me. I have vivid personal […]
KNF PR: Klamath National Forest prepares for spring prescribed burning
cover photo: A Klamath National Forest firefighter during ignitions at the Van Bremmer prescribed burn on the Goosenest Ranger District, spring 2023. Credit: USDA Forest Service YREKA, Calif., April 16, 2024 — Klamath National Forest fire managers are shifting gears from pile burning operations to preparing for prescribed underburning this spring. Fire managers […]
PR: California Hospital Association applauds Senator Dahle’s bill to save rural hospitalsPR:
cover photo: Senator Dahle with California Hospital Association advocates.
Klamath Dams and Salmon Restoration – Truth vs. Fiction
Klamath River Renewal Corporation doubles-down on the tooth fairy. Recently, the public information officer at the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’), Ren Brownell and KRRC CEO Mark Bransom have disingenuously complained that articles citing the negative impacts of the Klamath Dam removal project under their organization, KRRC, are ‘not accurate’. And because Bransom and […]
Livestream: April 16th 2024 SISKIYOU BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING
REGULAR MEETING: AGENDA April 16th, 2024https://bosagenda.co.siskiyou.ca.us/PublishedMeetings.htmSISKIYOU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSBOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CHAMBERS311 FOURTH STREET (SECOND FLOOR)YREKA CA Link to player (if above will not load) AGENDASISKIYOU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSBOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CHAMBERS311 FOURTH STREET (SECOND FLOOR)YREKA CA 96097April 16, 2024REGULAR MEETING Michael N. Kobseff, ChairSupervisor, District 3 Brandon […]
re draft letter to (FERC) formally communicating primary concerns related to Lower Klamath Dam Removal Project and making certain requests to FERC to address these concerns.
AGENDASISKIYOU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSBOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CHAMBERS311 FOURTH STREET (SECOND FLOOR)YREKA CA 96097April 16, 2024 ~ 9:00 A.M. – Flag Salute REGULAR MEETING 7. Departmental Requests A. General Services – Airports Presentation of an update re all Siskiyou County Airport activities since April 2, 2024. B. County Administration Discussion, direction and possible action re request […]
Restoring the Klamath River: The Significance and Challenges of Dam Removal
The following is written from the video transcript, the 2 hr video is at the bottom of article: Sue Keydel, who recently retired from the USEPA Region 9, has been working on the Klamath Dam project since 2007 with the EPA. She started in the water quality standards and assessment […]
‘Gimmicks and Tricks’ are hallmark of Legislative Democrats’ Governance
SACRAMENTO, CA – Members of the California Senate Republican Caucus voiced strong criticism to the “budget bill junior” Legislative Democrats passed in Assembly Bill 106(Gabriel, 2024). “The budget process has completely eroded, and my Democratic colleagues are not taking this budget and this growing deficit as seriously as they should,” said Senator Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks), […]
CDFW PR: PFMC Recommends Repeat Closure for California’s 2024 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted unanimously to recommend closure of California’s commercial and recreational ocean salmon fisheries through the end of the year, mirroring recommendations made last year to close the fisheries in 2023. Salmon stocks continue to be impacted in California from […]